Robogals volunteer Cassie Burrows said the Martin Luther Primary students, both boys and girls, had shown a real flare for robotics.

"The program is actually pretty basic as far as programming goes, but it does get them involved," she said.

"We find sometimes we will go to schools which already have these kits but have no idea how to use them.

"So it's not only about sharing this knowledge with the kids, but the teachers as well."

It was clear to see how the kids had embraced their little robots as some were seen cuddling them followed by a sigh when they were told to pack them up and place them back into their storage containers piece by piece.